No. 17 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
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Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | San Ramon, California, U.S. | June 1, 2000||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | California (San Ramon, California) | ||||||||||
College: | Tulane (2018–2021) | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Ryan Wright (born June 1, 2000) is an American football punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.
Wright grew up in San Ramon, California and attended California High School. In addition to punting, Wright also played quarterback on varsity during his junior and senior years. [1]
Wright attended Tulane. [2] He played for the Green Wave from 2018 to 2021. [3]
Season | GP | Punting | ||
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Punts | Yds | Avg | ||
2018 | 10 | 45 | 1,978 | 44.0 |
2019 | 13 | 52 | 2,155 | 41.4 |
2020 | 11 | 52 | 2,352 | 45.2 |
2021 | 12 | 51 | 2,424 | 47.5 |
Career | 46 | 200 | 8,909 | 44.5 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.74 s | 1.66 s | 2.72 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 12 reps | |||
All values from Pro Day [4] |
Wright went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, but he signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 30, 2022. [5] He competed with incumbent punter Jordan Berry in training camp. On August 25, 2022, the Vikings released Berry, leaving Wright as the sole punter on the roster. [6]
In week 6 of the 2022 season, Wright was named National Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the first time in his career for the 10-punt day he had against the Miami Dolphins, including a career-long 73-yard punt. [7]
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